Hos 7:13 | JFB | STEP | 13. fled-- as birds from their nest ( ; ). me-- who both could and would have healed them ( ), had they applied to Me. redeemed them-- from Egypt and their other enemies ( ). lies-- ( ; ). Pretending to be My worshippers, when they all the while worshipped idols ( ; ); also defrauding Me of the glory of their deliverance, and ascribing it and their other blessings to idols [Calvin].

‏ Hosea 7:13

13. fled--as birds from their nest (Pr 27:8; Is 16:2).

me--who both could and would have healed them (Ho 7:1), had they applied to Me.

redeemed them--from Egypt and their other enemies (Mi 6:4).

lies--(Psa 78:36; Jr 3:10). Pretending to be My worshippers, when they all the while worshipped idols (Ho 7:14; Ho 12:1); also defrauding Me of the glory of their deliverance, and ascribing it and their other blessings to idols [Calvin].